The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. pa News
special from Austin says: The WASH
ington County election cases wherein a
large number of citizens were charged
with intimidation, destroying ballot
boxes and other illegal acts, which have
been on trial in the United States Dis
trict Court for several days, were
brought to close last night by the
jury bringing in verdict of not guilty
on the second count, charging destruc-
ton of ballot boxes by the defendants,
and disagreeing as to the count alleg-
ing conspiracy and interference with
officers. Judge Turner, in accordance
with the verdict, declared the defendant
not guilty as to the second count and
that there had been miStrial as to
other counts, and they were continued
until the next term of court. The
cases were Investigated by the Senate
committee at Washington last winter,
and attracted attention in consequence
of the fact that number of prominent
Republicans were compelled to leave
Washington County at short notice,
where they had resided for many years
and accumulated property, which they
were compelled to sell at great sac
rifice.
HICKMAN SUICIDES.
LAWRENCE, Aug. 23.-Jerry Hollis
ter, hackman, committed suicide by
hanging himself this morning. His
body was found about six o'clock by
his mother, hanging from the cross
beam of an old shed. The deceased
was somewhat addicted to strong
cause. He leaves a wife and one
child.
SHOT AND KILLED.
NESS CITY, Kas., Aug. 23.-About
six o'clock this evening Milo McCaskey
was shot and killed by S. s.. Spangler,
a wellknown stock raiser of this county,
at Brinton's Ranch, thirteen miles
existed for nearly year past, Nc
Caskey having threatened Spangler's
life. Tonight McCasky came to Brin-
toms Ranch and after some words
struck Spangler with neck-yoke. The
latter, in self-defense, drew A cali
bre revolver, discharging all the bar
rels, killing McCaskey instantly.
Spangler came Immediately to this
city and surrendered himself to the
Sheriff. He is one of the old settlers
of the county and always bore the high
est reputation.
HORRIBLE DEEDS OF A NEGRO GANG.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 22.-Thomas
Green, Barry Cook and William Taylor,
participants in a negro supper near
here last Saturday night. became en-
ragged, from some cause, at Tiny"
Charlton, another of the party. On
the way home yesterday morning the
quarrel was renewed, and Green felled
Charlton to the ground with club, and
when he regained consciousness Barry
Cook went for him and stabbed him in
the throat with knife, running the
blade in up to the filt. Charlton's
wife then rushed to his help, and
vainly endeavored to help him home.
AS he stood resting his head upon her
shoulder, Jim Cook handed Bill TaylOFa
razor and the latter drew the blade across
Charlton's throat, nearly severing his
head from his body. Charlton's wife
fell fainting in pool of her husbands
blood. Green is the only one of the
brutal gang under arrest.
PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga Times special
from Freeport, Illinois, says: Charles
A. Winship, one of the most promi-
nent horse owners in the West Aes in
a bed in a room in the Brewston House
with two doctors standing over him
probing in the region of the heart for a
ball that was fired from a revolver in
the hands of ID. Brown Staples, son of
the wealthy Isaac Staples, of Still
water, Minnesota. Staples was taken
into custody and given. a cell in the
county jail. he refuses to give any de-
tails; saying the victim could be re-
lied upon to give an explanation.
Mr.. Winship says he can assign
no cause for the shooting. One of
Staples trotters was badly beaten in
the races to-day, and it is intimated
that he accused Winship of being the
cause of it. STAPLES was more or less
intoxicated when he committed the
deed. 1t is said that he was at one time
an inmate of a lunatic asylum.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
MEMPHIS, Aug 23.-The Standard
Oil Co.'s Works, Pearce's Distillery,
and Swans Marble works were destroy
ed by fire here early tonight. The loss
will aggregate;nearly 100000. Insur-
ance very small.
FIVE SAILORS RESCUED.
CHICAGO, Aug. pa Times special
from Michigan City, Ind, says: Cap
tain Anderson and four sailors, COM
posing the crew of the schooner, Ges-
sine, were found this morning clingin2
to the outer break-water with seas con-
stantIy breaking over them. Their
vessel, loaded with Zoe, GOO feet of lum-
Der, had been driven on the pier about
l O'Clock by the high gale and unusual
| ly strong undert0w. The five men
| managed to jump on the piles at the
right moment and saw the schooner
pound herself to pieces.
A Healthy Stomach
Is blessing for which thousands of
our dyspeptic countrymen and women
sigh in vain, and to obtain which